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Chinese symbol for “navy”

海军
hǎi jūn
Traditional: 海軍
navy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for navy is 海军 (hǎi jūn), defined as: navy.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

海 hǎi
sea, ocean; maritime
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
军 jūn
army, military; soldiers, troops
radical 14 ⼍ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “navy”

WordPinyinMeaning
水师 (水師)shuǐ shīnavy (in Qing times)
水军 (水軍)shuǐ jūn(archaic) navy; person employed to post messages on the Internet (abbr. for 网络水军 (Wǎng luò shuǐ jūn))

Related words

Other words that share a character with 海军.

WordPinyinMeaning
海外hǎi wàioverseas; abroad
海洋hǎi yángocean
海上hǎi shàngmaritime
沿海yán hǎicoastal
海岸hǎi àncoastal; seacoast
军队 (軍隊)jūn duìarmed forces; troops; measure word: 支 (zhī)
军事 (軍事)jūn shìmilitary affairs; (attributive) military
冠军 (冠軍)guàn jūnchampion

See also: Japanese symbol for “navy”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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